members of the california air national guard's 129th rescue wing are heading east. their mission is to rescue stranded hurricane victims and deliver supplies to isolated communities. they will set up a staging area in south carolina. again, this impacted people from south carolina all the way north up to maine. >> when in tragedy, the nation comes together. we've seen that time and time again. >>> and probably to the surprise of absolutely no one, sandy is dominating social media. plenty of great pictures on facebook and twitter. here's some that got our attention over the next few hours. you know this place well. >> this is a carousel close to the brooklyn bridge. around the carousel there's a nice green area and a small, little beach. as you can see, it's all a beach now. and the horses are underwater, not as they should be. >> and one of the big problems here in new york and up and down the east coast, flooded streets. you see the streets turned into rivers. that storm surge so dangerous, is taking over the city. we were trying to figure out what this is. >> i th